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Welcome to the Citizen-Times' constantly-updated blog for Western North Carolina high school sports. Features include breaking news, scores and stats, college recruiting updates and live blogs from some of the marquee games in WNC. Readers are encouraged to comment on posts, but personal attacks on current athletes, coaches and their families will not be tolerated and are subject to edit or removal at the moderator's discretion.

Nominations are now being accepted for the WNC Winter Athlete of the Week awards.

One male and female athlete will be chosen weekly from one of the four winter sports offered by the NCHSAA and NCISAA (basketball, wrestling, swimming and indoor track).

To nominate an athlete, either leave a comment on this blog post or vote anonymously by sending an e-mail to apearson@citizen-times.com. Nominations will be accepted through Sunday with the winner being announced Monday morning here on the HS Huddle blog.

Niry Perez Asheville High Senior…Niry lead the Asheville Lady Cougars to a win against North Buncombe Friday night. Perez scored 19 pts, 3 steals, 4 rebounds and 4 assist…one of her best game yet. Perez is averaging 14.8 points per game and was award player of the game.

McDowell Lady Titans point guard Markia Stacey…Triple-Double: 13 points, 12 steals, 10 assists last night at Enka. She has really picked up her play over the past month and she’s one example why that McDowell women’s basketball program never “rebuilds” but instead “reloads”

I know Malik Moore has won before but the win against N. Buncombe truely showed what this sophomore is made of! He sat the bench in foul trouble most of the 1st half and 3rd Qtr then when he did enter the game in the 4th qtr he scored 15pts after Erwin boys were down at the end of the 3rd qtr and ended with a total of 24 pts on the night. He is defintiely a nominee again or honorable mention this week!